Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series Presents: BALA-BILA feat. Balla Kouyate and Matchume Zango

Fri. Oct. 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm

Arts at the Armory is thrilled to present BALA-BILA as part of our Spotlight Series!

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BALA-BILA brings together two African master musicians–Balla Kouyate on balafon, calabash, bass guitar and voice, and Matchume Zango on timbila, mbira, percussion and voice–through a live concert framed as an intercultural musical conversation between the two artists. Kouyate, from the West African country of Mali, and Zango, from the East African country of Mozambique, are leading exponents of their respective principal instruments–BALAfon and timBILA–two world heritage instruments that are played together for the first time.

This living-room-style concert features Kouyate and Zango as composers and multi-instrumentalists sharing the joy, beauty and complexity of their music but also provides a unique opportunity for the audience to get to know Kouyate and Zango as human beings, artists, ambassadors, and global citizens as they explore their connection to each other, their art, and their cultural patrimony.

Doors open at 7:00pm. The concert starts at 8:00pm with Boubacar Diabate to open!

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The Center for Arts at the Armory curates and produces the Spotlight Series to celebrate the diversity and culture of our community by bringing world-renowned performers, always paired with a local opening act, into our historic and intimate setting. We put the spotlight on local, national and international artists from diverse communities, and provide platforms that amplify these voices.

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